ExpressAdapt Makes PCMCIA Slot into ExpressCard Slot

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If you have a computer that doesn’t feature an ExpressCard slot, but you have an ExpressCard device you are dying to use Synchrotech has an adapter that is perfect for you. The ExpressAdapt will turn your old PCMCIA slot into a USB mode ExpressCard slot.

The maker claims the adapter needs no drivers to operate and uses USB 2.0 speeds, which are fast enough for mobile broadband modems to be used in the adapter. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Sep 2008 01:42:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony Adds iPod Compatible Car Stereos

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Sony announced four new car stereos for its Xplod line that connect directly to iPods. The stereos can also charge the iPod or iPhone while on the road. The first Sony car stereo to get this capability is the CDX-GT630UI.

In addition to connecting to the iPod, it also offers USB connectivity and the ability to connect to other MP3 players. Other features include Sony's Zappin function for searching for music. Zapping is like a seek button, but it plays clips from your own music library. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:13:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

OneSimCard Launches GPRS International SIM Card

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OneSimCard has launched a new international sim card that features GPRS service. Using the sim card, GPRS data service will be available to users without having to subscribe to additional data plans.

OneSimCard says that usage of its products has increased in the Middle East and Asia thanks to extended coverage in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan in addition to the traditional European destinations. Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

First mass U.S. crossing for Hydrogen Cars completed

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 By Bernie Woodall

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hydrogen fuel cell cars from nine automakers completed a 13-day cross-country trip this weekend, in the first such mass U.S. crossing for vehicles powered by a zero-emission technology still in its infancy.
As firsts go, the event, which ran from Portland, Maine, to the Los Angeles Coliseum, probably would not qualify for the record books. There were stretches without hydrogen fueling stations when the vehicles were carried on flatbed trucks, the longest from Rolla, Missouri, to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:42:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte unveiled

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Nokia today introduced the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, a new premium mobile phone in the Nokia 8800 Arte line featuring carbon fiber, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel.
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features 3D patterns that express the inherent performance and luster of carbon fiber.

Also available on the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte are soundtracks and wallpapers created exclusively for the range. The cool tap-for-time feature allows you to tap the steel surface below the display twice and a clock appears on the screen. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:24:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BFG GTX 280 OCX 1GB Video Card Review

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Hardware Canucks published a review of the BFG GTX 280 OCX 1GB Video Card.
Quote from the review: "Through the last few years, BFG has always been at the forefront of the pre-overclocked craze and with their OCX cards, they take things to the next level. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ATI All in Wonder HD Card returns

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AMD is slated to release the ATI All In Wonder HD video card reports Hothardware.
Quote: "When ATI was acquired by AMD a few years ago, one product that seemed to fall off of the new corporate radar was ATI's All-In-Wonder line of Graphics/TV-Tuner hybrid cards. This was an area of the market where ATI had exclusivity, yet we haven't seen a new All-In-Wonder offering since May 2006. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:01:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card Review

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Benchmark Reviews published a review of the Foxconn GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card.
Quote from the review: "Not everyone can afford the bleeding edge of graphics hardware, and not everyone needs it. NVIDIA has already made headlines with their high-end GeForce GTX 280 video card, which offers high performance at a premium price. Most enthusiasts have seen so much coverage for the high-level graphic products that it might feel like nothing exists for the lower consumer segment. Read more

Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Hands Free Car Kit Review

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Today I am back with another BlueAnt review -- this time of the Supertooth 3 hands free kit. This device is made for hands free use, attaches to the visor of your car, and can be used at your desk.

The main features are text-to-speech that reads the name of the caller aloud and you can answer the call with your voice. If your phone supports the feature, you can voice dial with the Supertooth 3 as well. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:16:49 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Cardboard Table is Perfect for Mobile Use

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When I was a kid, my cousins and I played our fair share of Dungeons & Dragons. We tended to find isolated places to play because we didn't want mom looking on as we hacked our way through ogres and other such nonsensical creatures. Then there was the real reason -- we didn't want any of the cute girls in the neighborhood to know we actually played the game.

The problem was my cousin was very attached to his Dungeons & Dragons rulebook and was known to scream like a little girl if we placed it on the ground. What we needed was something like The Cutting Table No. 1 from Birkiland. The table is made from corrugated cardboard and all the various parts store inside the tabletop when not in use. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:01:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Kingston Adds Super High Capacity 32 GB SDHC Memory Card

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It wasn't so long ago the 2 GB SD card was considered to be really large. Then we moved to 4 GB, then 8 GB, and finally 16 GB capacities. With many of today's digital HD camcorders being able to record to SDHC cards, even 16 GB wasn't enough capacity for some users.

To meet the demand for even more capacity Kingston Technology has announced a new 32 GB Elite Pro SDHC memory card. Kingston says that the new 32 GB card can capture more than 6000 full resolution 10 megapixel images or over eight hours of HD video at 6 Mbps. The card is rated as a speed class 4, guaranteeing 4 MB per second minimum data transfer rate. All that storage capacity doesn't come cheap though, the suggested retail price for the 32 GB memory card is $308. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:56:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS EAH4870X2 TOP Video Cards announced

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Asus announces new ATI HD 4870 X2 based graphics cards with the ASUS EAH4870X2/HTDI/2G and the ASUS EAH4870X2 TOP.
The ASUS EAH4870X2 TOP/HTDI/2G and EAH4870X2/HTDI/2G are slated to be upgraded soon with a specially designed fansink for efficient heat dissipation.
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Posted on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:56:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Star Wars Cartoon a Misfire

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 By Michael Rechtshaffen

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Situated chronologically between the "Star Wars" prequels "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith," the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is largely uninspired.
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Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:26:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Oscar Winner Hudson ready for her CD Close-up

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By Ann Donahue

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Jennifer Hudson doesn't drink coffee. Doesn't like it, she says. Doesn't need it, counters her manager, Miguel Melendez.
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Posted on Sat, 9 Aug 2008 02:02:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ATI FirePro V5700 and ATI FirePro V3700 Cards announced

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AMD announced two new professional graphics accelerators with the ATI FirePro V5700 and ATI FirePro V3700. As a part of that announcement, AMD also introduced a new brand for the company’s professional graphics accelerators, ATI FirePro, reflecting AMD’s continuing and evolving commitment to the professional graphics market.

The ATI FirePro V5700 graphics accelerator delivers the perfect balance of price and application performance for CAD and DCC professionals.
With the new card, users will experience increased performance for shader-intensive applications, up to two times more than the previous generation. ATI FirePro V5700 also features 512MB of frame buffer memory, dual link DVI and DisplayPort connections, and its true 30-bit display engine produces more than one billion colors at any given time−empowering designers to see more of their data. Unified Video Decoder 2.0 provides full Blu-ray feature support including dual-stream and picture in a picture (PIP) capabilities, and handles decoding of various formats in the graphics processing unit (GPU), which helps free up the CPU to handle other tasks. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:40:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

i-Smartphone Circuit Card promises to unlock iPhone 3G

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Hong Kong based Gadget shop Brando just informed us that they now sell a small circuit card that supposedly unlocks the iPhone 3G and many other phones on the SIM card level.
The i-Smartphone 2008 sells for only $20.50. The thin-film card is put together with the SIM card you want to use the iPhone 3G on in the slot.
This sounds way too simple and low-cost that it is hard to believe that this would really unlock the iPhone 3G. Read more

Posted on Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:41:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JPR Reports Q2 2008 Graphics Card Market

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According to Jon Peddie Research, the overall GPU market dropped 0.5% from Q1 2008. While a drop may sound like a bad thing JPR says that Q2 is generally down for the computer industry with summer vacations and back to school.

The 0.5% drop from Q1 2008 to Q2 2008 is the smallest drop since 2001. JPR says that shipments for the quarter were 94.4 million units -- an increase of 16% over the same quarter in 2007. Intel held the top spot for overall graphics market with 47.3% market share. NVIDIA has 31.4% of the market and AMD held 18.1% of the market. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 06:16:03 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Cage and Carpenter may team up for Prison Film

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By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nicolas Cage and director John Carpenter are in final negotiations to team up for a prison thriller titled "Scared Straight."
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Posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA Launches New Graphics Cards

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Yesterday I mentioned that NVIDIA had launched new notebook GPUs. NVIDIA also officially announced three new desktop graphics cards -- The 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, and 9500 GT. The cards cover several different price points with the 9500 GT coming in at under $100.

All three of the GPUs support PhysX processing and CUDA processing; the new cards will also support SLI and 3D stereoscopic technology. I saw NVIDIA's 3D drivers in action at CEs this year and it was fantastic. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:47:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Shia LaBeouf cleared of Blame in Car Crash

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Actor Shia LaBeouf poses at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:21:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Jerry Lewis detained for carrying Gun at Airport

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 By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jerry Lewis was detained by police in Las Vegas late last week when airport screeners found an unloaded gun in his baggage, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:18:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr